Valarie Allman in action in Zurich (© Matthew Quine for Diamond League AG)
Global gold medallists Mondo Duplantis, Femke Bol, Emmanuel Wanyonyi and Valarie Allman are among the stars confirmed to defend their Wanda Diamond League titles at the series final in Zurich on 27-28 August.
World pole vault record-holder Duplantis will compete during the Weltklasse Zurich street event in front of Zurich’s opera house on the first day of the final, targeting a fifth Diamond Trophy.
His fellow world record-holder Yaroslava Mahuchikh is also due to compete in the street competition as she seeks a fourth successive series high jump win.
On the track, Dutch 400m hurdles star Bol will also be on the hunt for a fifth successive Diamond League title, while Olympic champion Wanyonyi could make it three Diamond League Final wins in a row in the 800m.
Two-time Olympic gold medallist Allman has claimed the past four Diamond League discus titles and she’ll go up against multiple global gold medallist Sandra Elkasevic and world champion Laulauga Tausaga as she targets trophy No.5.
Daniel Stahl and Kristjan Ceh – the past two men’s discus world champions – will clash, while two-time world champion Katie Moon will be in pole vault action against world indoor bronze medallist Angelica Moser.
Olympic champion Thea LaFond, world gold medallist Hugues Fabrice Zango and his predecessor as world champion, Pedro Pichardo, have been announced for the triple jump.
The first day of the Diamond League Final takes place on the city's Sechseläutenplatz, while day two is held in the Letzigrund Stadium.
